1 God, why have you rejected us for so long?Why are you angry with us, the sheep of your pasture?
2 Remember the people you bought long ago.You saved us, and we are your very own.After all, you live on Mount Zion.
3 Make your way through these old ruins;the enemy wrecked everything in the Temple.
4 Those who were against you shouted in your meeting placeand raised their flags there.
5 They came with axes raisedas if to cut down a forest of trees.
6 They smashed the carved panelswith their axes and hatchets.
7 They burned your Temple to the ground;they have made the place where you live unclean.